How Safaricom is Stopping Illegal SIM Card Registration
As ICT regulator continues to encourage Kenyans to go re-register their SIM cards so that information can be updated in existing databases, carriers such...
Mobile Money Industry Processes Record $1 Trillion in 2021
The GSMA has released its annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’ which in part revealed that mobile money adoption and use saw continued growth in 2021, processing a record $1 trillion annually.
Safaricom Doubles Select Data Bundles for The Same Price
The talk about Safaricom mobile data being exhausted fast or costing more than the competition has been discussed widely. To be honest, there is...
Why You Should Request for The New Safaricom Home Fibre Dual Band Router
I have been having internet issues with my Home Fibre connection for a long time now.
I have also not shied away from airing...
How Safaricom Uses Cybersecurity, IoT and The Cloud to Empower Businesses
Telco Safaricom is known across the world, but most of us are aware about a few of its products: carrier services (voice, SMS and...
Understanding Faraja, Safaricom’s Zero Percent Interest Credit Facility
Safaricom has many credit products, many of which are offered by the telco in partnership with other lenders. The likes of M-Shwari and KCB...
Flagship Smartphone Choice: Xiaomi 12 Series or the iPhone 13 Series？
The Xiaomi 12 Series global release has been made official, meaning users across the world, including Kenya, will be able to buy the devices....
Inside BasiGo’s Plans to Popularize Electric Mass Transit in Kenya
Electric vehicles and the idea of sustainability are a big thing now, with leading economies across the globe already running programs that will see...
Cashlet App And Its Mission To Empower 5 Million Kenyans To Digitally Invest and...
Savings and investment platform Cashlet should be going live in the next couple of weeks.
It is an interesting app that aims to push the...
Sharehub App Is Changing the Way People Learn and Invest
If you’ve watched Billions or Industry on HBO and wondered how do I become Axelrod – then wonder no more as there’s an app...
Safaricom Takes Another Shot At Music Streaming With BAZE Music At KES 200 Per...
A couple of months ago, Safaricom launched BAZE. It is a video-on-demand platform, which the carrier said had been in development for more than...
Near Half of Kenya Manufacturing Firms Interested in Installing ERP Systems in the Next...
The pandemic has hit manufacturing hard, following results from an assessment conducted by ERP firm SYSPRO, alongside the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of...
Infinix Zero 5G Will Be the Company’s First 5G Phone
5G has been a hot topic in recent months, especially in Kenya as smartphone manufacturers and telcos rush to bring 5G to the country....
WayaMoney Introduces Free Money Transfers and Cross-channel payments for Kenyans
Paying for goods and services through traditional methods is becoming quite expensive for merchants and other Kenyans who care about getting the best value...
Jambojet In-Flight Entertainment System Includes Moving Maps and Destination Videos, But it Needs Some...
Carrier Jambojet has been testing an in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for a couple of weeks now.
The service is now live, and will see Jambojet...
How To Stream Music in Kenya, Including on Spotify and Apple Music
There are a lot of music streaming services out there and even though most of them look similar from one to the next, there...
MediaTek Believes Kenya Needs Many Affordable 5G Phones for 5G to Grow, But it...
Chip-maker MediaTek has grown substantially.
A few years ago, the silicon was associated with low-performing phones and other home entertainment devices, but for the most...
Gearbox Challenge is a Two-Month Engineering Scholarship Program in Partnership with the EU, How...
Some of us have probably heard about Gearbox, the Nairobi-based firm that provides tools, space, and training for Kenyan engineers and hardware entrepreneurs in...
Enterprise Resource Planning Can Still Boost Your Business, and Here is How To
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the global business market and has subsequently forced companies to close their doors for good. Though initially, this...
55% of Kenyans Still See Health Misinformation on Social Media
Digital health platforms and associated services have been growing in Africa.
The development has created vast potential for countries to deliver access to healthcare services...
Pangea, Garage 48 Round Up Tens of Startups to Design the Future of Africa...
Norway-based startup accelerator Pangea and Estonia startup boot camp Garage 48 held an interesting workshop named Empowering the Start-up Community in Nairobi that sought...
Protect Yourself from Downloading Malicious Apps with These Tips
Malicious apps have started showing up in official app stores either the Google Play store or the Apple App Store. These tips will help...
Simple Tips To Boost Battery Life On Your Android Device
Android phones are sometimes notorious for poor battery life. The problem was prominent when the platform was starting out, but in modern times, many...
VIDEO: Seven Cool Things To Do With The New M-PESA App
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx9cPA3gsFI
The M-PESA app is officially here, having been in the pilot phase for more than six months.
The app, as its name suggests, packages...
Exclusive: Infinix Kenya Country Manager On Its Upcoming 5G Smartphones, Company Plans and More
Infinix has a really good year so far, especially in the country. Since last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has been...
Asus Zenbook Duo UX482 Headed to Kenya, Brings 11th Gen CPU and Improved Second...
Asus has been bringing many of its laptops to Kenya. While the brand has been known as a budget option for locals, the Taiwanese...
How To Choose the Right Safaricom Home Fibre Package for You
There are a ton of home internet products out there, but few have managed to remain consistent and appealing to consumers. One of them...
Seven Cool Things To Do With The New M-PESA App
There are many things you can do with the new M-PESA app. We have rounded up five of its key features, and a few extras.
Podcast Triple Threat: Apple, Spotify and Now Facebook
The podcast scene is getting heated up. Spotify, Apple and Facebook are getting increasingly involved in the whole business including hosting, subscriptions, ads and...
What’s on My Phone: Lulu Ngei, Software Engineer at Microsoft
Welcome to What’s On My Phone, a weekly column where we will be snooping in on people’s smartphones and figure out how they use them, what apps...
What’s on My Phone: Sally Kuria
Welcome to What’s On My Phone, a weekly column where we will be snooping in on people’s smartphones and figure out how they use them, what apps...
What’s on My Phone: Mwirigi
Welcome to What’s On My Phone, a weekly column where we will be snooping in on people’s smartphones and figure out how they use them, what apps...
Safaricom Agile Proposal And Why It Is The Future of Tech Companies
Over the last couple of days, it has become more evident that Safaricom is on a path to manage its operations and overall management.
Its...
Data Centre Firm icolo.io Launches Hybrid Solar Power System for Nairobi and Mombasa Stations
Solar Power and Data Centres – Are They Practical?
Renewable energy has been catching up over the last couple of years. It is a hot...
Payments Firm Dash Promises To Integrate 200 Mobile Money Wallets, Eyes Africa-Wide Expansion
Some of you may have seen a budding payments app in your app stores named Dash.
It is a payments app by design, but according...
